If I marry my girlfriend who is on tourist visa to canada, how long can she stay or what is the process to go through? Thanks
Marry Girlfriend on tourist Visa To Canada
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- Visa Office......
- London
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
- Doc's Request.
- 09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
- AOR Received.
- sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
- File Transfer...
- 05 Aug 2014
- Med's Request
- 28 July 2015
- Med's Done....
- 30th Dec 2013
- Passport Req..
- in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
- LANDED..........
- 28/12/2015
It depends on what county she is coming from. My husband and i got married on a tourist visa and he was able to stay 6 months in Canada.
Tourists in Canada are for the most part allowed to stay for 6 months unless they apply to extend their status.
If you are a Canadian citizen or PR and you apply to sponsor her for PR, inland, you can apply for an open work permit at the same time. This would give her implied status. From what I hear, open work permits are being granted in about 5 months. She would actually not have to leave. The downside of inland however is that it would not be advisable to leave again during the processing and it would take a couple of years for her to actually get PR.
It would be a good option if you want to be together and it is not important for her to be able to travel.
If you are a Canadian citizen or PR and you apply to sponsor her for PR, inland, you can apply for an open work permit at the same time. This would give her implied status. From what I hear, open work permits are being granted in about 5 months. She would actually not have to leave. The downside of inland however is that it would not be advisable to leave again during the processing and it would take a couple of years for her to actually get PR.
It would be a good option if you want to be together and it is not important for her to be able to travel.
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